| Liver tumor | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Hepatic tumor |
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| Left lobe liver tumor in 50-year-old man | |
| Specialty | Oncololgy |
| Symptoms | None, enlarged liver, abdominal pain, yellowish skin and eyes, vomiting, itchiness[1] |
| Types | Benign: Hemangioma, liver cyst, hepatic granuloma, hepatocellular adenoma[2] Malignant: Metastasis, hepatocellar carcinoma, bile duct cancer, hepatoblastoma[3] |
| Diagnostic method | Medical imaging, tissue biopsy[1] |
| Treatment | Depends on the type[1] |
Liver tumors are abnormal growths within the liver.[1] They may be benign or malignant (liver cancer).[2] Symptoms may vary from none to an enlarged liver, abdominal pain, yellowish skin and eyes, vomiting, and itchiness.[1]
Benign tumors include hemangiomas, liver cysts, hepatic granulomas, and hepatocellular adenomas.[2] Malignant tumors may form within the liver or spread from elsewhere in the body (metastasis).[2] The most common type to form within the liver is a hepatocellular carcinoma, with other types including bile duct cancer and hepatoblastoma.[1][3] They may be discovered on medical imaging and confirmed by tissue biopsy.[1]
Treatment depends on the type of tumor and may vary from none to chemotherapy, surgery, and liver transplant.[1] Benign tumors of the liver are relatively common.[1] Cancerous tumors of the liver are most commonly metastatic.[1] The first descriptions of surgery for liver tumors date from the late 1800s; however, it was not until the 1970s that major advances were made.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Liver Tumors". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Overview of Liver Tumors - Liver and Gallbladder Disorders". Merck Manuals Consumer Version. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Cancerous tumours of the liver - Canadian Cancer Society". www.cancer.ca. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Jarnagin, William R. (2012). Blumgart's Surgery of the Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract E-Book: Expert Consult - Online. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4557-4606-4.